San Andreas, CA…If you were following the Calaveras Supervisors meeting yesterday you no doubt heard the presentation of a study from District 4 Supervisor Dennis Mills. The following is a summary from the website silentpoison.com …”This research study was created with the input of dedicated public servants and the public itself. It is not new information but simply a summary of information available to policy makers, the media and the public.

We appreciate the contributions of people from all sectors. Restoring the land is of critical importance to all of us. The research study was commissioned by Dennis Mills, the 4th District Member of the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors. Prior to Mills election to the County Board of Supervisors, he served on the board of the Calaveras Water District.

The challenges facing Calaveras County and our region are daunting in dealing with the environmental blight caused by pot cultivation. The Nature Conservancy has estimated that 60-70 percent of marijuana consumed in the United States is grown in California.

As a Stanford analysis noted:
“Marijuana plants require nearly twice as much water as do grapes or tomatoes, and the last five years have brought a 50 to 100 percent increase in the amount of northern California watershed lands used for marijuana production – figures that are causing growing concern among conservationists in the midst of a severe statewide drought.”